5, MERTHYR VALE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8QQ - £800,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

5 MERTHYR VALE is a very large extended detached house of 217m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002. It was last sold for £800,000 in October 2019, which was around 34% above the average October 2019 detached price in the Reading local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was December 2018, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

5 MERTHYR VALE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 5 MERTHYR VALE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Reading local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 5 MERTHYR VALE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2019 4 OCT	£800,000	£598,363	34% above HPI
2003 28 NOV	£512,750	£328,074	56% above HPI
1999 20 AUG	£360,000	£198,330	82% above HPI

5 MERTHYR VALE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Reading local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 5 MERTHYR VALE sales between August 1999 and October 2019 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the November 2003 sale was for 56% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 56% above the HPI over time, until the October 2019 sale, where it falls to 34% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 34% above the HPI.

What might 5 MERTHYR VALE be worth now?

5 MERTHYR VALE might now be worth an estimated £933,738.

This is based on house price inflation of 16.7%, between October 2019 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Reading local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 16.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 5 MERTHYR VALE of £800,000 on 4th October 2019. For the value to have increased from £800,000 to £933,738 over the four years and ten months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 5 MERTHYR VALE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Reading local authority area.
• The October 2019 sale price of £800,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 5 MERTHYR VALE has not materially changed since October 2019.

How Large is 5 MERTHYR VALE?

5 MERTHYR VALE is 217m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in December 2018. This puts it in the largest 10% of detached houses houses in Caversham, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Caversham, and where 5 MERTHYR VALE lies on this distribution: 90% of detached houses houses are smaller than 5 MERTHYR VALE, and 10% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Caversham.

5 MERTHYR VALE: Plot and Title Map

5 MERTHYR VALE sits on a plot of roughly 0.206 of an acre, or 832m². The below map shows the location of 5 MERTHYR VALE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 5 MERTHYR VALE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 5 MERTHYR VALE?

5 MERTHYR VALE is located in EMMER GREEN, in the RG4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 5 on MERTHYR VALE.